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Bumping into my male boss at a nudist beach.
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Which moment embarrassed you most?Originally asked
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View all 126 →After the 2012 Olympics I hosted the parade. I had on a little skirt and when the prime minister came on everyone cheered. I thought: “Oh my God, they love David Cameron,” but they were cheering because my skirt had blown up, and I’d flashed my knickers at him.
I was 17 and about to go on a first date with my first boyfriend. I was so desperate for my mum not to meet him that I was trying to get to the door before she did. I ran down the stairs as she opened it, and slid down the last five steps on my arse.
Signing away the rights to my life story to a major motion-picture company for a sum that I have since been told was way below the market rate.
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Sending a text meant for my wife to Dara O'Briain by mistake, revealing myself to be a control freak.
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View profile →Bedpan emptier in a hospital.
I can’t cook. I use my smoke alarm as a timer.
Falling in love is like going to the doctor and being told that you need to put on weight. You feel elated.
Not winning any literary prizes.
As a writer who championed women with grit and wit.
Worrying about the faux pas I made earlier that evening. I tend to suffer from foot-in-mouth disease.
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